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Woman wanted for OWI accused of driving wrong way on interstate for 10 miles

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Updated: 9:12 PM CDT Apr 10, 2017

Woman wanted for OWI accused of driving wrong way on interstate for 10 miles

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WEBVTT >> WE ARE GETTING MULTIPLECALLERS ON A WRONG-WAY DRIVER,SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUNDLANES, I-41.KENT: EMERGENCY CALLS FLOODED INEARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AWRONG-WAY DRIVER DODGED ONCOMINGTRAFFIC ON I-41 NEAR MENOMONEEFALLS.>> THERE IS AN ACTUAL CAR GOINGTHE WRONG WAY ON 41-45.KENT: THE DRIVER, 29-YEAR-OLDTAMARA MCVICKER, WAS ALREADYWANTED FOR A PREVIOUS DRUNKDRIVING AND REVOKED LICENSECASE.THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE SAYS SHE ENTERED ATHIGHWAY Q AND DROVE 10 MILES ONTHE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.ONE WITNESS REPORTED AT SPEEDSUP TO 80 MILE AN HOUR.>> I'M CATCHING UP TO HER HEREAND I'M FLASHING MY LIGHTS TOWARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC.KENT: AS ROAD SIGNS WARNEDDRIVERS, A SEMI-DRIVER HEADINGSOUTHBOUND ALONGSIDE THEWRONG-WAY DRIVER TRIED TO ALERTCARS IN HER PATH.>> I'M JUST HOPING TO GOD SDON'T PLOW INTO ANYBODY THERKENT: AND IT ALL ENDED 10 MILESLATER HERE WHEN THE DRIVER WASFINALLY STOPPED AT BURLEIGHSTREET IN WAUWATOSA.>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.OH, THANK GOD.KENT: AS DEPUTIES CONFRONTEDMCVICKER SHE BECAME COMBATIVE.SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODYTHERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NOONE WAS HURT IN THE ORDEAL.IN WAUWATOSA, I'M KENT

Woman wanted for OWI accused of driving wrong way on interstate for 10 miles

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The driver of a tractor-trailer heading southbound alongside McVicker tried to alert cars in her path.

"I was neck and neck with her quite a bit, looking over at her, hitting the flashers, trying to warn traffic," said Scott Batchelor who drives a truck for Sutton Transport.

Batchelor says McVicker missed hitting dozens of on-coming cars and trucks as they swerved out of her way.

McVicker was eventually stopped at Burleigh Street in Wauwatosa where she was taken into custody. She was arrested on charges including OWI, driving the wrong-way on a divided highway and recklessly endangering safety.

There were no accidents and no one was hurt during the wrong-way driving ordeal.

McVicker was already wanted for a previous drunk driving and revoked license case.